[kstr]

I want to show a dropdownlist from within a .ascx

According to the example project of the music store, I am doing it like this:

<div class="editor-field">
                <%: Html.DropDownList("PlaceID",new SelectList(ViewData["Places"] as IEnumerable,
                                                                "Place",
                                                                "Town",
                                                                Model.PlaceID)) %>
</div>

Now i want the text of the items to be a combination of two properties. (Town + zip instead of Town alone)

How do I do that?

(Asp.net MVC2; .net 4)

[kstr]

*Bump*

Anyone please?

Or maybe a link to a tutorial?

[eclipsed4utoo]

try this tutorial...

http://www.dreaminco...a-dropdownlist/

[agent1]

why not pass the dropdownlist exactly what you want it to display, easier than trying to manipulate it in the view?
create a custom object beforehand in your controller that combines town and zip into one property and then pass that to viewdata...

just a fictional example here...

var places = db.GetPlaces().ToList();

var placesForDropDown = from p in places
                        select new {Id=p.PlaceId,Place = p.Place,TownAndZip = p.Town + p.Zip };

ViewData["Places"] = placesForDropDown;

then in your partial view use:

<div class="editor-field">
	                <%: Html.DropDownList("PlaceID",new SelectList(ViewData["Places"] as IEnumerable,
	                                                                "Place",
	                                                                "TownAndZip",
	                                                                Model.PlaceID)) %>
	</div>

This post has been edited by agent1: 05 November 2010 - 12:23 AM